Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Walter Sydney Sterling

Male 1873 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Walter Sydney Sterling 
    Born 8 Feb 1873  Bradford, West Gwillimbury Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Military WW1 
    Occupation 1896  Petrolia, Enniskillen Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    jockey 
    Occupation 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Labourer - foundry 
    Residence 1911  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Methodist 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Private, 111th Battalion 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    WW1, Service #730662 
    Residence Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Residence Bradford, West Gwillimbury Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Residence Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-194921 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I194921  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Family Mary Elizabeth "Marnie" Mamie" Clegg,   b. Dec 1878, Ingersoll, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 16 Jun 1896  Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Violet Laverna "Laverna" Stirling,   b. 1898, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1991  (Age 93 years)
     2. Myrtle May Sterling,   b. 26 Dec 1900, Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983  (Age 82 years)
     3. Nellie Winnifred Sterling,   b. 23 Jun 1903, West Oxford Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Arthur Leslie Sterling,   b. 8 Sep 1904, Dereham Township, Oxford Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jun 1927, , Wayne Co. Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
     5. Aditha Sterling,   b. Apr 1906, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Alfred Burton Sterling,   b. Mar 1908, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F186706  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • At the time of his marriage Walter was a jockey living in Petrolia. In 1901 Walter was a machine hand in Woodstock, earning $325 for 11 months work. Walter enlisted in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force on 22 March 1916 at Ayr when he was 43. He was a carpenter living in Ayr. He was 5 ft 2 inches tall, with dark complexion, blue eyes and greying black hair.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1282] Census - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - 1911, p 2.

    2. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 9665 (1896), Sterling-Riddle.
      Walter Sydney Sterling, 22, Jockey of Petrolia, b. Brantford, s/o George & Mary Sterling. married Mamie Riddle, 17, res. Princeton, b. Ingersoll, d/o Alfred & Mary Clegg 16 jun 1896 Woodstock

    3. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    4. [S2231] Military - Kitchener Public Library - Soldier Information Card Collection - World War One.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Feb 1873 - Bradford, West Gwillimbury Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - jockey - 1896 - Petrolia, Enniskillen Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Jun 1896 - Woodstock, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Labourer - foundry - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Bradford, West Gwillimbury Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - AYR, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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